Nuotoliu veikiantis „Senjorų pasaulio“ klubas

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The Remote „Senjorų pasaulis“ (Seniors' World) Club

Remotely, on the Zoom platform, we teach older people foreign languages, culture, information technology and healthy-lifestyle modules. Seniors join Zoom at a set time for theoretical and practical training, where instructors introduce them to digital innovations (AI); we also encourage them to move more by counting steps with the Walk15 app. We also organise in-person meetings where they meet.

What it sets out to do

Building a community of people living in various places who choose to engage in lifelong learning, stay up to date, get to know new developments, socialise at in-person meetings, and volunteer.

Who it reaches

Lithuania, Lithuanians living abroad

Who runs it

NGO Senjorų pasaulis (Seniors' World)

What seems to make it work

Here are the key elements that make „Senjorų pasaulis“ effective:

• The ability to build trust and a safe atmosphere in the pursuit of quality

• A strong team

• Cultural, educational and leisure partners (libraries, museums, clubs)

• Encouraging social connection and mutual help

• Engaging activities that provide meaning

• The option to choose what to take part in and to participate at your own pace, with recordings available

• Ongoing feedback from participants

• Educational and creative activities

• Promoting an active lifestyle

• A variety of programmes (from health promotion to cultural events)

• Consistent evaluation and improvement of activities

What gets in the way

Participants need to be able to use a computer; we cannot include everyone who would like to join. Meeting time is limited, since remote meetings last no more than 1.5 hours. Some people prefer in-person contact, so our format does not appeal to them.

How it is funded

Senjorų pasaulis club – a social enterprise; members pay a membership fee, a large part comes from support by individuals and legal entities, and project funding.

Moving it somewhere else

We are not the only ones – in other countries this is called a virtual university of the third age, but the model developed in Lithuania has not been copied from anywhere; we built the organisation and its activities ourselves from the very first step.